We’re Committed To Retirees’ Welfare -Nigerian Govt

The Federal Government has has said that it is commitment to improving the wellbeing of its retirees and creating a conducive atmosphere to live decent lives after retirement.

The Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reform, BPSR, Mr Dasuki Arabi, said this on Friday in Gombe during the 2024 Pre-Retirement Training Programme for retired/retiring officers of selected Federal Parastatals for North East Zone.

Arabi said that the FG remained committed to improving the wellbeing of retirees through training and other reforms.

According to him, the bureau was arranging a national conference, which hopefully, would by chaired by President Bola Tinubu, to look into issues around pension, toward reforming it to improve the lives of retirees.

The DG said that the pre-retirement training programme for retiring officers of federal parastatals was one of the cardinal programmes of the bureau.

He further stated that the essence of the training was to prepare retiring officers to face the future and also ensure that the quality of their lives did not depreciate.

Arabi added that equipping them with the right knowledge and experience toward the attainment of sustainable life in retirement is in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Tinubu, towards improving the lives of retirees.

“The most important exercise that an employee can embark upon is to prepare for retirement.

“Retirement, which marks another phase in the life of people, is an exercise that is worth planning for.

“Many people have had very bad experiences in their retirement life, possibly because of their failure to adequately plan for it.

“Government in its wisdom thought it wise to impact on them some basic knowledge on how to go about their normal life in retirement, and how they will properly utilise their retirement benefits.

“Due to the immense benefits derived from the first edition, the training has been institutionalised and is being conducted by the bureau annually on retirees from federal parastatals,” he said.

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